You’re overestimating the power of a PS5. Its GPU is roughly around an RX 6700 which can be found for $250 used. I think you could build a full system with it for around $650 and you’d break even in less than 3 years.
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glimse@lemmy.world 10 months agoI’m guessing a PS5-tier PC is about 800-900 and the PlayStation subscription is $80/year so you’d break even at 5 years or so.
I have a more powerful PC and I haven’t owned any consoles since the Wii. I just wanted to see if you could build a comparable one for $450 nowadays
ayaya@lemdro.id 9 months ago
Psychodelic@lemmy.world 9 months ago
All good. I was just making fun since it’s a typical gotcha question that gets asked. I’d say it’s totally fair to get a console if that’s what you want.
That said, the math’s possibly worse when you realize some people bought the pro version of the PS4 just 3-4 yrs after buying the original.
Fonderthud@lemm.ee 10 months ago
I picked up a 2080 super, ryzen 3600, motherboard, and 32 gigabytes of RAM 1.5 years ago for under $400. I already case, PSU, and SSDs so close to your premise.